Caterpillar 777

Short description: 100-ton haul truck

A Caterpillar 777D followed by a conventionally sized dump truck

The Caterpillar 777 is a 100-ton haul truck, typically used in open pit mining, manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.[1][2]

The first model of Caterpillar 777 was introduced in 1974.[3] Its diesel engine is capable of putting out 870 horsepower (650 kW). The 777D, introduced in 1996, was powered by a 938-horsepower (699 kW) diesel.

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1. ↑ {{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,19425209-421,00.html | title=Taking a plunge on the Mining Boom | publisher=The News | author= | year=2006 | accessdate=2009-01-16 | quote=Her 12-hour shift behind the wheel of a Caterpillar 777 dump truck - capable of carrying up to 100 tonnes - is over, so she walks stiffly to a yellow XR6...
2. ↑ Carol Martin (2007-01-11). "Oh crap - look what I did to the foreman's truck!". Soo Today. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=22094. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
3. ↑ Eric C. Orlemann. "Caterpillar Chronicle : History of the Greatest Earthmovers". MotorBooks International. pp. 107, 109, 124, 141, 143, 144. ISBN 9781610605779. https://books.google.com/books?id=pTvLXD25AbQC&dq="caterpillar+777"&pg=PA144. Retrieved 2016-06-14.

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